Princess Alice of Hesse and by Rhine (1899 –1937)

Princess Alice of Hesse and by Rhine (Prinzessin Alice Maria Elisabeth Viktoria von Hessen und bei Rhein; 11 March 1899 – 9 October 1937) was a German Hessian and Rhenish adult princess, the only daughter of Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, and his first wife, Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She was named after her cousin`s great-grandmother, who was born Princess Alice of Prussia. Her maternal aunt had the same name and was also nicknamed Allie. Her older sister (Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine) died in 16 November 1901, making her an only child; tragically she would die in 9 October 1937 in Nazi Germany due to a lung infection. The court physician who had tended to her older sister when she fell ill in 1901, labeled her death as dead from infection, it was later revealed to be an aggressive form of cancer which had plagued her older sister as well.

Early Life
Princess Alice of Hesse and by Rhine was born in 11 March 1899 in the New Palace in Darmstadt, the younger sister of Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine. Princess Victoria Melita enjoyed the company of her second child and younger daughter, with the two often doing things together such as baking, cooking, reading, going on walks, and singing; the young Princess was incredibly mature when she was born. During her childhood, Princess Alice, was quiet, well-mannered and gentle, often being accompanied by her guards everywhere she spent—her mother refused to let her go anywhere without her—this behavior would continue until her mother`s death in 2 March 1936.